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We need laughter. we need sitcoms. we need it. because if you dont laugh, goddamn it, youre going to cry. >> new york city area blacked out last night. court-orred bussing remains one of the most politically charged issues which this country. the search for gas becomes an every other day ordeal. >> when you were looking at the 70s there was a lot of lets not look at that complicated stuff right now. lets make it go away. "the love boat" was the ultimate in fluff. ♪ ♪ love exciting and new �...

There are a lot of different ways to be. >> this is my favorite bit. >> "playback" was just a revelation. >> it felt dangerous. >> i will treat you like a naughty little -- >> sitcoms dont usually feel dangerous. >> someone falling in love with you. "flea bag" is personal and intimate and raunchi. >> she wants you to experience the craziness of what shes involved in. shes looking at the camera and shes having sex with some guys she does not care about. >> hes wasting me. >> "flea bag" was just s...

>> youre right, blanche. >> well, youre damn straight im right. >> it was something that in 1990, so many people needed to hear, and "the golden girls" were able to deliver that message because of who they were. >> our media doesnt exist in a vacuum. so when we do see these moments in sitcoms, its because there have been activists trying to normalize and humanize folks who have been not humanized for so long. >> i mean, its fine if thats who you are. >> absolutely. >> i have many gay friends. >>...

Sitcoms. carl ryaner got his start on your show of shows. it was a variety of show. >> its supposed to be taped. >> the writers room. thats a place of a gold mind. i remember talking to myself on the way home, what piece of ground that i stand on that nobody stands on. i will write about the writers life. >> writers are lazy, people write what they know. there is nothing to worry about. i have got an idea. well play the part of a talking bowling pin. >> i thought it was a good idea because in th...

Of course i can. >> when i was a kid, my top sitcom was probably dinosaurs. >> shake it, mama. >> it was bonkers. >> everything that the jim henson company does is escapist. >> hey. frozen dinner. >> oh, thats great. >> the original idea was all really generated in the year that my father jim henson passed away in 1990 and he just liked the idea of dinosaurs who live so irresponsibly that they will inevitably go extinct. >> theres bound to be some unfortunate casualties. >> what he loved about s...

Tonight. >> these shows changed the way that we think about sexuality. >> for gods sake, ellen, tell him youre gay. >> youre talking about gay rights. youre talking about womens rights. >> gender diversity. >> dismantling the patriarchy. >> you know, sexual revolution. >> so im officially out of men to [ bleep ]. i have to get married or move. >> but if you can make them laugh, then maybe well watch it again. ♪ anything and everything. lets get our sex talk on. >> oh, mom covered it all pret...

Be the butt of the joke. in fact, thats why we made this town so accepting. the town is the goal. its the family that had a lot to learn. ♪ >> sitcoms are an escape. the more dire the circumstances, the more you need sitcoms to forget about your troubles. >> were going to the good place in a freaking gold balloon. >> thats what we have. thats what helped me escape. >> every single one of you is a

Longer much room for hope in politics as much as there was division, which meant it was the perfect time for a show like "veep." >> i cannot [ bleep ] believe how terrible you are at your job. what are you, running on a platform of higher taxes and episiotomies? >> if a bomb went off in that white house, i wouldnt care. those are the worst people on earth. >> where were you, by the way? >> you said you had it covered. >> no, i didnt have it covered. its your job to know if i say i have it covere...

Me. >> did you get your tickets? >> to what? >> the gun show. >> you know theyre put at a d dec desk next to another kid who they may or may not like. >> i manage my department and i have been doing that for several years, god, i have learned a lot of life lessons along the way. >> your department is just you, right? >> yes, jim, ifrs am not easy t manage. >> nbc was sold on these quirky workplace sitcoms. >> with "30 rock," i want to see how far you can push a premise you can trace back to mary...

Im a pretty open-minded guy, so why dont you stop at the shop sometime? >> okay. >> lgbtq representation in sitcoms is important because were all in this together. you cant leave that out anymore. >> id like to begin with a fact, a simple yet shocking fact. it is this. homosexuals, lesbians, are threatening to pervert an entire generation of our american children. >> the history of lgbtq characters in sitcoms is actually very similar to the history of lgbtq people in america. they were always th...